12:00 AM
12:00 AM
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 18 hours
- Feature
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Registration Gateway Center - Rotunda
- 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 5 hours
- Admin
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 7 hours
- Feature
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Hucksters Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 4 hours
- Feature
- 41 New Discoveries About the Universe Since Archon 40 Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- One year, 365 days. How can we have learned 41 new things about the Universe in just one year? An example is the finding of the first known syst...
- Panel
- Chainmaille: Jewelry and Beyond Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Nerf Gun Shooting Range (Children's) Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Are you a gunslinger or an expert marksman? Come show off your skills with a Nerf gun and try and shoot as many targets as you can. Prizes will be ...
- Panel
- Short-Story Podcasting for Writers, Readers, and Voice Actors Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Podcasts are a huge opportunity to publish and listen to short fiction, and engage with the fan community. They can also provide an avenue into aud...
- Panel
- Non-Denominational Worship Service Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Event
- Art Demo with Rachael Mayo Gateway Center - Illini A
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Reflections on Bradbury Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Just Keep Swimming: How to Remain Positive in a World Full of No Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Paint, Glue, and Other Stinky Stuff Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Multi-Talented: How to Balance Between Art and Writing DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 6 hours
- Feature
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom B
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) Meeting Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Feature
- Autographs with Seanan McGuire II Gateway Center - Signing Table
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Getting to Orbit in 2032: There Has to Be Something Better than Rockets Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- In 25 years will our primary means of getting to orbit be a refinement of the Chinese fire arrows of 1232? Elon Musk's reusable rockets should be r...
- Panel
- Conversation with the Con Chair and Programming Staff Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Pac-Man Challenge (Children's) Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Everyone loves the game, but are you up for the live action challenge? Come play the game with real ‘ghosts’ and you get to be the iconic legend. C...
- Panel
- Sci-Fi Comics: Past and Present Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Photoshop and Illustrator Demo with John Kaufmann Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Join our Artist Guest of Honor as he explains how to use these graphics editors to create and enhance your art. (No guarantee your art will turn ou...
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Writing is My Superpower Gateway Center - Illini A
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Evolution of Fanfiction Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Giving and Receiving Constructive Criticism in Writing Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Care & Feeding of Your Costumes Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- In Search Of: How to Find Inspiration When It Won't Find You DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- St. Louis Costumers Guild Open Meeting Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 12:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Feature
- Autographs with Richard White and Mark Tiedemann Gateway Center - Signing Table
- 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Space Spin Offs: More than Pretty Pictures from Space Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Yuri Gagarin became the first human in Space in 1961. Since then about 500 people have traveled to Space with people living continuously in the ISS...
- Panel
- Paranormal Investigations on the Cheap: You Dont Have to Break the Bank to Find a Ghost! Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Learn to Play Munchkin (Children's) Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The World and Lore of Magic: The Gathering Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Podcasting - The Ins and Outs and Secrets of Two Guys Who May be Super-Heroes at It Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Celestial Intervention Agency Group Informational Panel Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Panel
- Can Writing Fanfiction Make You a Better Writer? Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Audiobooks: ACX, DIY, and Everything in Between Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Author Readings with Benjamin C. Kinney, and Jimmy D. Gillentine Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- The Story Behind the Painting with Mitchell Bentley DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- A discussion hat focuses on some of Mitch Bentley's most interesting jobs and the stories behind them. Mitch will address how sometimes jobs can ju...
- Panel
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Meet the Star Wars Costuming Groups! Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Autographs with Shawntelle Madison Gateway Center - Signing Table
- 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Citizen Science: Discovering Our Own Universe Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Today, there is more science to be done than people to do it! From an overabundance of data to a desperate need for distributed data collection, pe...
- Panel
- What's on Page 41? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Gaming Hour (Children's) Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- You're My Only Hope: Did Lucas Save Star Wars When He Sold to Disney? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Most Star Wars fans are lukewarm at best on George Lucas - but did his 2012 sale of Star Wars to Disney actually take the franchise in a positive d...
- Panel
- Toys of the '60s and '70s with Tom Stockman Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Tom Stockman has been a collector of Baby Boomer Toys from the ‘60s and ‘70s for over 30 years. Tom will give a 50-minute illustrated lecture featu...
- Panel
- Making Friends in Fandom Gateway Center - Illini A
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Author Readings with Van Allen Plexico, Donna J.W. Munro, and Ethan Nahté Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Editing: Behind the Scenes Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Author Readings with Mark Tiedemann and Tex Thompson Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Tin Filker DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Autographs with Vic Milán Gateway Center - Signing Table
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- The Dog Panel Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Marvel on Netflix: From Daredevil through The Defenders Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Model & Miniature Contest Awards Ceremony Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Event
- Publishing Short Stories: Where and How Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Author Readings with David Benem and Setsu Uzume Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Dead Puppy Filk DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Closing Ceremonies Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Dead Dog Party: This year's theme: Nostalgia DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- A good old-fashioned Dead Dog party, with nibbles for the road and leftover beverages to enjoy. Harkening back to the good ol' days of F...
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